Middles Ages Review

Trade along the Silk Road and trans-Saharan trade routes resulted in:

• Elimination of all traditional beliefs

• A movement back to hunter-gatherer based cultures

• The Colombian Exchange

• Cultural diffusion between different societies

Many positive and negative ideas and events spread because of inter-regional contact in the early modern world. Which idea or event spread most easily because of inter-regional contact?

• Sharing of scientific ideas

• Adoption of written languages

• Transmission of deadly diseases

• Conversion to new religious beliefs

Why did the Silk Road have a major impact on World Civilization?

• It was so long and extended from the Yellow Sea to the Mediterranean Sea

• It was the only trade route in Asia and the Muslim territories

• Ideas were exchanged along with goods which resulted in the blending of cultures

• Camel caravans carried silk, jade, paintings, fruit and other luxury goods

This was the political system in Europe during the Middle Ages in which lords gave land to vassals in exchange for military service and loyalty.

• Feudalism

• Social Order

• Self-Containment

• Daimyo

Which event is considered the start of the Middles Ages?

• The Crusades

• The start of the Silk Road

• The crowning of Justinian

• The Fall of Rome

Which event is considered the end of feudalism in Europe?

• The Crusades

• The Fall of Rome

• The Plague

• The death of Charlemagne

How did the creation of extensive trade routes benefit ancient empires?

• They enabled the exchange of goods and cultures

• They discouraged the movement of military units

• They created a unified economy and monetary system

• They encouraged reform in the empire's administration

Where did the Plague begin?

• India

• Japan

• China

• America

Who was the lowest person according to the social classes in Europe

• Serf

• Freeman

• Vassal

• Knight

What religion did the majority of people in Europe during the Middle Ages belong to?

• Muslim

• Jewish

• Hindu

• Catholic